Overview
- The Associated Press honored Acuff as its Week 16 national player of the week following his 49 at Alabama and 20 in a win over Missouri.
- He also earned his first SEC Player of the Week award and was selected CBS Sports/USBWA Freshman of the Week.
- Against Alabama, he logged 50 minutes with 49 points on 16 of 27 shooting, 6 of 10 from three and 11 of 12 at the line with five rebounds, five assists and one turnover, a performance that set Arkansas' freshman single-game record and marked the No. 2 scoring total in program history.
- The Alabama output ranked No. 2 in Division I this season and broke Todd Day's program record for points in an SEC game while standing as the most by a John Calipari–coached player.
- For the season, Acuff averages 22.2 points and 6.2 assists per game to lead the SEC in both categories, with coach John Calipari noting he spent two days in a walking boot before the Alabama game.